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    Default Rehearing on a Restraining Order

    My question involves restraining orders in the State of: New Jersey

    I broke up with my ex girlfriend almost 6 months now. Back in August out of nowhere she took out a TRO over an email she alleged I sent. I didn't care to see her again so I just didn't show up to the hearing. The FRO was issued, but it was so barebones, in the end it didn't matter. It only states not to contact her. Ok, great. I had never seen or met her before in my 32 years of being alive until we started dating, and I haven't since we broke up. Fast forward to yesterday, I receive mail from the court stating a date and a time for a rehearing, and it also states it is being heard by a different judge. I did not seek a petition to appeal. Since it is the weekend, I cannot contact the court or an attorney to ask why this is. So I am curious. Did the court look this over and decide themselves? Did the plaintiff petition to have it dissolve? I haven't violated the order either. I am wondering what would warrant a rehearing out of nowhere? Thanks everyone!

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    Default Re: Rehearing on a Restraining Order

    I had never seen or met her before in my 32 years of being alive, and I haven't since we broke up
    How does one have an ex girlfriend you've never seen or met?

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    Default Re: Rehearing on a Restraining Order

    I just re read that and modified it. Meaning, until we started dating, I never knew who she was or never met her before so chances of me ever seeing her again would be slim to none. But hey, thanks for answering the question.

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    Default Re: Rehearing on a Restraining Order

    This tends to be one of the things that the court doesn't mention and keeps you in the dark about. In general, it's to see whether or not the restraining order needs to be continued. You haven't violated it, thus there is a high probability of it being thrown out. I've read of cases where complaintants appeal that it was thrown out, whereby the appeals court sent it back to the judge who threw it out to refine his discussion of why it should be thrown out. Kind of a circular annoyance, really. Just keep your cool and hope for the best.

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    Default Re: Rehearing on a Restraining Order

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    This tends to be one of the things that the court doesn't mention and keeps you in the dark about. In general, it's to see whether or not the restraining order needs to be continued. You haven't violated it, thus there is a high probability of it being thrown out. I've read of cases where complaintants appeal that it was thrown out, whereby the appeals court sent it back to the judge who threw it out to refine his discussion of why it should be thrown out. Kind of a circular annoyance, really. Just keep your cool and hope for the best.
    Thanks. I've gotten several different answers even from the court. Some say it's this. Others say because there was an error because there were no server logs to backup the alleged email and that it will be dismissed. Others say it's because I still need to submit to fingerprinting. So confusing. Best I will do is just go and see what happens.

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